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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Two slate Monday!

We have two slates this Monday with the first beginning at 3 PM eastern and consisting of four games while the “main” slate is a 3 gamer starting at 7:30 PM eastern. Even though the contest selection on both slates is bad I will still give you a quick rundown on my top plays from both slates.

Early Slate:

NHL DFS: Goaltenders:

Marc-Andre Fleury is the top play on this slate at goalie for me. Flower is under $8K ($7.8K) which you all know my stance on that and he has been fantastic in his last four starts. The reigning Vezina winner is 4-0 with just five goals allowed and a .959 save % in those four starts. Seattle does not pose much of a threat in my eyes and should offer a fifth straight win for the future Hall-of-Famer.

Whoever is in net for the Kings would be my number 2 pick in net on this slate. LA has been rolling of late and both goalies have been playing well. With the Kings on the front end of a back-to-back we would expect to see one goalie today and the other tomorrow, I just don’t know which will play on the road in SJ today and at home to Tampa tomorrow. Cal Petersen has been outstanding since his return from injury/COVID and has started three of four games since his Jan 8th return, winning all three and allowing just 2 goals. Jonathan Quick has won three of his last four starts allowing eight goals in those four games. The only downside here is the Kings have been stout defensively and have not been allowing shots on goal. Both goalies have only made more than 30 saves once in the last eight games.

Other Options: Kaapa Kahkonen (@ Col): I know Colorado is not generally a team we play goalies against, especially at home, but Kahkonen has been red-hot. Kahkonen has achieved the 35+ save bonus on DK twice in his last three starts and is 3-0 in those starts. I like Kahkonen as a GPP pivot off potential chalk Avalanche on Monday. Karel Vejmelka ( vs MTL)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Colorado’s top two lines are the top projected lines on this slate and will most likely be popular on such a small slate. I will most likely have a share of them, but I will also be playing Kahkonen in at least one lineup. We all have been playing these lines a lot recently so I will not waste your time breaking them down. Let’s see who else is in play on Monday afternoon.

Top Stacks:

Minnesota 1 (Kaprizov/Hartman/Zuccarello) – Colorado has been susceptible defensively of late which makes me like the Wild in this game to put up a few goals. Outside of their last game when they shut out Arizona, Colorado has allowed 15 goals in their previous four. Minnesota has scored 21 goals in their last five games so I expect goals and shots aplenty in this game. (betting tip, bet the over!!!). Outside of the Wild’s top unit, their second line should also interest you. Matt Boldy has two goals and an assist in his first three games in the NHL and is min priced. Boldy also skates on the top power-play unit with the top line so he is one of my favorite plays on this slate for those reasons.

Los Angeles 2 (Moore/Danault/Arvidsson) – This line has arguably been the Kings’ best unit of late and they are still pretty cheap as a line stack. All three are averaging over three shots on goal per game and have combined for six goals in their last five games (Danault has four). Moore has seven points during this stretch and is still just $3K on DraftKings.

Other Stacks: Arizona 1 (Crouse/Larsson/Kessel ) – Montreal has been giving up goals in bunches of late! Chicago 1 (Hagel/Reichel/Kane), San Jose 1(Balcers/Hertl/Meier), Chicago 2 (DeBrincat/Toews/Kubalik)

Now, on to the main slate!

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Ilya Sorokin and the Islanders are home to the Flyers tonight on the front end of a home and home. These two teams will play again in Philly on Tuesday. Semyon Varlamov played on Saturday against the Capitals and played exceptionally, so my guess is Sorokin plays on Monday and Varly is back in on Tuesday. Either way, both goalies are in play on both nights for me. In his last start, which was the Islanders’ first game in 12 days, Sorokin stopped 30 of 32 shots on his way to a win against New Jersey. Philadelphia has lost seven straight and has only managed to score more than two goals once in those seven games, I see that trend continuing on Monday.

Juuse Saros does have a reasonably tough matchup with St. Louis on Monday, but he is cheap ($7.5K) and has been outstanding of late. The Blues do still have a few players in COVID protocols so they may not be at full strength on Monday which would help this play as well. Since the start of December, Saros is 10-3-1 in fourteen starts with a .931 save % and just 33 goals allowed (2.35 GAA). Saros has given up two goals or less in nine of those fourteen starts as well.

Other Options: Tristan Jarry ( @ VGK), Ville Husso (vs NSH)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

My teams to build around is more of a game to build around in his case. Pittsburgh is winding down their west coast swing with a game in Vegas on Monday night and it should be a high-scoring affair. Both teams are offensively proficient and I expect the over to be smashed in this one.

Pittsburgh 1 (Guentzel/Crosby/Rust): Pittsburgh will be getting Bryan Rust back from the COVID list on Monday and is expected to slot right back into his role alongside Crosby and Guentzel. In three games before going on the COVID list and coming off the injured list, Rust picked up seven goals and four assists. As long as he is feeling 100% Rust should be in line for another huge night on Monday while coming in at a cheap price tag of $5.6K.

Evan Rodrigues will now slot back down to the Pens’ second line alongside Jeff Carter and Evgeni Malkin. This line should be on your radar as well and will probably go overlooked in favor of the top line. Dmen to use: Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin, John Marino

Vegas 1 (Marchessault/Karlsson/Smith): Until Max Pacioretty returns to the ice, I will always look to the Golden Knights’ second line as my first choice when stacking the team. They are a perfect complement to the Penguins’ top line tonight for a game stack and work should be the line that does the damage in this game for Vegas. Dmen to use: Pretty much anyone other than Ben Hutton.

Other stacks to consider:

St. Louis 2 (Kyrou/Thomas/Saad) – Dmen to use: Niko Mikkola, Justin Faulk

Philadelphia 1 (Atkinson/Giroux/Farabee) – Dmen to use: Ivan Provorov, Cam York

Nashville 1 (Forsberg- if he is back/Granlund/Duchene) – Dmen to use: Roman Josi, Dante Fabbro

New York 2 (Bellows/Nelson/Beauvillier) – Dmen to use: Noah Dobson, Adam Pelech

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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

It’s a seven game Tuesday!

Thanks to another postponement this 8 game slate has become a more manageable seven-game slate now. This section was supposed to be all about Filip Forsberg and the Predators again, but alas, he is in COVID protocols for another couple of days so no Forsberg Tuesday this week. Tanner Jeannot has been slotted into the Preds’ top line in Forsberg’s place with Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene. This line is one I will be giving some definite consideration to when I am building lineups on Tuesday.

As for that game, I do like the Preds at home against an Avalanche team that is on the back end of a back-to-back and who had to travel after struggling to beat the Kraken on Monday. We actually have more games starting after 7 PM eastern tonight than we do at 7 PM, which is very rare. The game of the night is probably Toronto at Vegas and there are a couple of spots that have blowout written all over it. One that stands out to me is the Panthers hosting Vancouver who has not played since January 1st. I am usually one to advocate for Thatcher Demko, but Floriday at home is not someplace to mess with goalies.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Juuse Saros ( vs Colorado)

Saros has been on a roll of late and I know this play is risky and most of you will probably go elsewhere, but hear me out. In his last four starts, Saros has been in that night’s perfect lineup each time and has allowed just seven goals. Colorado is not nearly the same team on the road as they are at home with an 8-6-1 record on the road as opposed to 14-2-1 at home. Saros should be in for a huge workload as well with the Avs averaging nearly 35 shots on goal per game. Saros is also only $7.2K on DraftKings tonight which is another reason I want to play him. As I said, I know this seems risky, but in GPP’s that is what you look for, low owned, high upside plays and that is Saros tonight.

Andrei Vasilevskiy ( @ Buffalo)

Vasilevskiy is more of your “safe” play on the road in Buffalo. Coming into the night, Buffalo has lost eight of ten and has only scored three goals or more three times in that stretch. Vasilevskiy should be in line for a win on Tuesday, but the save bonus is unlikely and he will need to allow just 2 goals or less to sniff value at his $8.5K salary. I probably won’t have any exposure to the Lightning netminder but he is someone who should provide stability and guaranteed points at the position tonight.

Other Options: Tristan Jarry (@ Anaheim), Hill/Reimer ( vs Detroit), Marc-Andre Fleury ( @ Columbus), Alex Nedeljkovic ( @ San Jose)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Pittsburgh Penguins

I know the Penguins hit a small speed bump and had their 10 game win streak snapped in Dallas on Saturday, but that just means they can start a new one on Tuesday. Pittsburgh will be without the red-hot Bryan Rust again, but there is a good chance that Evgeni Malkin will be back in uniform on Tuesday. Malkin will be a game-time call, but all indications point to the three-time Stanley Cup-winning center being back in the lineup. If Malkin is indeed back, he should be centering the Pens’ second line with Kasperi Kapanen and Jeff Carter. This line is only $13.2K on DK, which for a potent second line is not too expensive.

While I do like that second line, I would prefer to play the Penguins top unit as my stack to build around. Sidney Crosby has been playing some of his best hockey all season during the Penguins’ previous 11 games with three goals and 13 assists during that stretch. Jake Guentzel has points in his previous 17 games with 15 goals and 11 assists during that span. Lastly, Evan Rodrigues continues his career season with seven goals and seven assists during the team’s last 11 games. This line is expensive, but on a slate with Colorado, Toronto, and Tampa Bay I expect the Penguins to go overlooked and be a potential late-night hammer for you on Tuesday. Dmen to use: Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin (super cheap and has been on fire!)

Florida Panthers

Another team that is rolling right now, especially at home, is the Florida Panthers. After a couple of roads games (where they still scored 9 goals in two games), the Panthers come home where they have won four straight amassing 24 goals in those 4 games. Yes, you read that correctly, the Panthers are averaging 6 goals per game at home in their last four games there. That is why it is hard to not want to roll out Panther stacks on Tuesday night, especially against a team that has not played a game in 10 days. I could see this one get ugly, early, for the Canucks as they try to get their legs under them in the first period.

Floridas’ top line is always a good line to stacks, but my preference on this slate would be to use their second unit of Sam Bennett, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Anthony Duclair. While they are expensive they are not nearly as expensive as some of the top lines that will be popular on this slate (including the Penguins) but their production can match or surpass those lines. Huberdeau is riding a five-game point streak during which he has scored three goals and added 10 assists. Anthony Duclair has five goals and three assists in the Panthers’ last six games as well. Sam Bennett is back from his three-game suspension and did have two goals and an assist in his two games before that suspension.

Florida also has some good depth scoring in Anton Lundell and Frank Vatrano on the third line as well. Dmen to use: Brandon Montour, Aaron Ekblad, Gustav Forsling

Best of the rest:

Toronto Maple Leafs L1: Michael Bunting/Auston Matthews/Ondrej Kase. Dmen to use: TJ Brodie, Morgan Rielly

Tampa Bay Lightning L1: Nikita Kucherov/Brayden Point/Ondrej Palat. Dmen to use: Victor Hedman, Mikhail Sergachev

Detroit Red Wings L1: Tyler Bertuzzi/Dylan Larkin/Lucas Raymond. Dmen to use: Moritz Seider, Filip Hronek

Columbus Blue Jackets L1: Gustav Nyquist/Boone Jenner/Patrik Laine. Dmen to use: Adam Boqvist, Zach Werenski

Vegas Golden Knights L2: Jonathan Marchessault/William Karlsson/Reilly Smith. Dmen to use: Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb

Value Stacks:

Tampa Bay L3: Maroon/Bellemare/Perry

Nashville L3: Trenin/Sissons/Cousins

Buffalo L1: Cozens/Asplund/Hinostroza

Chicago L3: Entwistle/Dach/Kurashev

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Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Another smal slate Monday

This week we have a three-game slate on Monday night featuring a few of the best line stacks in the league. Monday’s first game, Boston @ Washington is the premier matchup on the slate. After that game, we have Seattle traveling to Colorado in what should ( I emphasize SHOULD) be a pretty cut and dry win for the Avs. In the late start, the Rangers are in Los Angeles to tangle with the Kings.

All of these games are intriguing fantasy-wise and I believe ownership should be spread out because of the variety of high-priced stacks. For me, there is only one goalie on this slate that has the upside we want in our goalies.

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

Alexander Georgiev ( @ Los Angeles)

Last week in this same spot I told you I did not want to play Georgiev, but a week later he is the best option. Los Angeles is a team that we know shoots the puck, a lot. They are top 5 in the league in shots on goal while ranking 23rd in goals scored. I know they have picked up six goals and four goals in two of their last three games, but those were against Philadelphia and Detroit, two of the league’s worst teams defensively. The Rangers also allow a good amount of shots on goal per game themselves, 32.0, but have had great goaltending, especially this past week. In their last four games, New York has allowed 1 goal or less three times. Two of those games were against Tampa Bay and Edmonton, two of the highest-scoring offenses in the NHL.

Other Options: Darcy Kuemper ( vs Seattle), Jeremy Swayman/Linus Ullmark ( @ Washington)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Colorado Avalanche

Whenever you talk about playing Colorado, the obvious line stack is going to be the top line and it’s no different on Monday. On a small slate like this in the perceived easiest matchup, I would expect this line to be the highest owned stack on the slate.

One way to get different would be to use either Cale Makar or Nazem Kadri in place of MacKinnon (the highest-priced skater on the slate). Kadri has been one of the biggest surprises this season and is currently riding an 11 game point-scoring streak. During this streak, Kadri has 5 goals and 14 assists as well as averaging 3.27 shots on goal per game. One thing to note about Kadri, a PP stack including him does not seem like the way to go. While he has been hot, he has only 2 power-play points during his 11 game streak. Because of this my preference will be to stack Kadri/Makar with Logan O’Connor. Yes, I prefer O’Connor over Burakovsky right now. O’Connor has more shots on goal, blocked shots, and is averaging more ice time then Burkovsky over the Avs last five games. Other Def plays: Samuel Girard, Erik Johnson.

New York Rangers

After losing four of five the Rangers have now won four of their last five and have scored four goals in each of their wins. On top of playing some of their best hockey of the season, the Rangers will also be getting Artemi Panarin back in the lineup. Panarin missed four games due to COVID but is expected back on Monday night. Panarin is priced cheap at $5.9K on Monday and I will assume he slots back into his spot on the second line with Ryan Strome and most likely Barclay Goodrow. If that is the way the Rangers choose to play Bread Man, then this stack is cheap ($12.9K) and one of my favorites on the slate.

Goodrow is $2.8K on DK and has six points in his last five games (3 goals, 3 assists) which are the two reasons I hope he stays on line 2. Obviously the top line is in play for the Rangers, but that is the way I believe most people will go. Adam Fox is ONLY $5.8K on DK on Monday which basically screams play him! After Fox, Jacob Trouba is $4.4K and has hit the SOG or blocked shot bonus in each of the last three games. Ryan Lindgren is probably the best cheap option for the Rangers. Lindgren is coming off a two-goal game on Saturday but he does more than put up real points (only 7 in 33 games), he will also block shots and take shots.

Best of the rest

Boston Bruins L2: David Pastrnak/Erik Haula/Taylor Hall: This line is clicking and has combined for six goals and seven assists in their last five. (Fav Dmen to use: Matt Grzelcyk, Mike Reilly)

Seattle Kraken L2/PP: Calle Jarnkrok/Yanni Gourde/Ryan Donato: I like mixing Donato in to a L2 mini stack in place of Blackwell. Donato has three goals in his last five and plays with Gourde on the second PP unit. Jarnkrok is the Kraken’s hottest skater and has five points in his last five and plays on the top PP unit. (Fav Dmen to use: Carson Soucy, Vince Dunn)

Los Angeles Kings L2: Trevor Moore/Phillip Danault/Viktor Arvidsson: Good cheap pivot if you are fading Georgiev. This line has been outplaying their top line and comes in under $12K. (Fav Dmen to use: Drew Doughty, Sean Durzi)

Washington Capitals L1: Alex Ovechkin/Evgeny Kuznetsov/Tom Wilson: Expensive and they’ve been ice cold, but you could say they’e due for a big game. (Fav Dmen to use: John Carlson, Trevor van Riemsdyk)

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

On Tuesdays we play Forsberg!

Usually, I don’t start off my articles talking about a player, but Filip Forsberg is one of the hottest players in the league right now. In his last five games, Forsberg has seven points (4 goals 3 assists) and is in a matchup with Vegas who is coming off a game with Winnipeg where they gave up five goals. Forsberg is also underpriced on DK in my opinion at $6.5K as well, on FanDuel he is priced appropriately at $7.5K I think. There are a lot of spots to pay up for on this slate, but spending some salary on a Forsberg/Josi mini-stack might be one of the best spots. If you want to go cheaper, Alexander Carrier is a solid cheap D punt but also using the Preds top line of Forsberg, Matt Duchene, and Mikael Granlund works too.

Elsewhere on this slate, we have Colorado in a matchup with Chicago where they could easily put up 5 or 6 goals. Tampa Bay is in Columbus with Joonas Korpisalo returning after from injury and he has been bad, especially against Tampa in his career. Korp has a 2-4-1 record with an abysmal .885 save % and 3.65 GAA. With there being a lot of high-priced stacks we want to play, we need to find value and on this eight-game slate, there is plenty to be had! Let’s get into the plays!

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

John Gibson ( vs Philadelphia)

Gibson has a home matchup with one of the worst offenses in the league (sorry Jon Love, but it’s true haha) and he is coming off three straight strong performances. Anaheim lost their last game to Colorado, but Gibson stopped 32 of 35 shots in that game. Prior to that game, Gibson had two more great games, both in losses as well. Gibson hit the 35+ plus save bonus in both (DK) stopping 42 and 35 shots. Philadephia is in the middle of the pack in shots on goal (31.19 per game) and Anaheim allows 32.3 per game. Philly also ranks 26th in goals for (2.66 P/G). You all know by now I take any chance I can get to write up Gibby, but tonight it isn’t my biased that led me here, the numbers did.

Juuse Saros ( @ Vegas)

Vegas is one of the top offenses in the league, but without their top two players in Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone in the lineup, it makes them a lot less worrisome. Saros has been solid in his last five averaging over 30 saves per game and allowing just 1.8 goals per game. Another reason Saros is so high on my list for Tuesday is his salary. With Vegas being shorthanded and based on his recent performances I expected Saros to be priced higher industry-wide, but he isn’t.

Other Options: Andrei Vasilevskiy ( @ Columbus), Darcy Kuemper ( @ Chicago), Carter Hart ( @ Anaheim – if Zegras and Getzlaf are still out), Jacob Markstrom (@ Florida)

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Teams to build around:

Colorado Avalanche

There is a chance that Marc-Andre Fleury is back in net for the Blackhawks on Tuesday, but that doesn’t change how I feel about the Avs. Colorado has the three top projected players tonight in Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Nazim Kadri. These three will cost you a pretty penny, but there is enough value on this slate to make it work. This is a power-play stack that is up against the 27th ranked penalty kill from Chicago. Cale Makar and Gabriel Landeskog make up the rest of that unit. There are plenty of ways to get different with Colorado outside of this unit. Using Kadri with Makar and either Andrei Burakovsky or JT Compher as a line 2 stack is one way to be different. On defense, other than Makar, Devon Toews and Samuel Girard are cheaper options.

Boston Bruins

Colorado is the obvious top stack, and yeah I did mention Tampa in the open, but Boston could be completely overlooked and come in at very low ownership on this slate. Boston has done their annual mid-season line shuffling and moved David Pastrnak to the second line and moved Craig Smith to the top line. Smith has been performing well of late and is cheap. Using Smith with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand makes this stack much easier to use. New Jersey has allowed nearly four goals per game in their last five so Boston should have no problem getting on the board tonight.

There is some other value with Boston as well. The Bruins’ third line of Jake DeBrusk, Charlie Coyle, and Nick Foligno makes for a good value stack. You can also go with Pasta and his new linemates, Erik Haula and Taylor Hall but I would prefer the third line for the savings.

On defense, Charlie McAvoy is the Bruins’ best option but he is expensive. All three of Brandon Carlo, Matt Grzelcyk, and Mike Reilly are all over $2K less than McAvoy but can, on a good night, match his production.

Top Value Stack:

Nashville Predators

I know I already talked a lot about Nashville in the open, but they are really one of my favorite teams on this slate, and their third line is a tremendous value. Forsberg is one of the hottest players in the league, then Tanner Jeannot might be the next hottest player. Jeannot has ten points in his last ten games with five goals and five assists and is coming off of a two-goal game on Saturday. Jeannot skates with Colton Sisson and Yakov Trenin who have eight points and five points respectively in their last ten.

Other Value Options:

• Florida PP2: Anton Lundell/Frank Vatrano/Brandon Montour
• Detroit 2: Rabby Fabbri/Pius Suter/Filip Zadina
• Columbus 1: Patrik Laine/Cole Sillinger/Jakub Voracek
• Calgary 3: Andrew Mangiapane/Dillon Dube/Milan Lucic
• San Jose 2: Jonathan Dahlen/Toma Hertl/Noah Gregor

Don’t sleep on these stacks:

Calgary 1: Johnny Gaudreau/Elias Lindholm/Matthew Tkachuk

Florida 2: Jonathan Huberdeau/Anton Lundell/Anthony Duclair

New Jersey 1: Yegor Sharangovich/Jack Hughes/Jesper Bratt

Winnipeg 1: Paul Stastny/Mark Scheifele/Nikolaj Ehlers

Vegas 1: Jonathan Marchessault/William Karlsson/Reilly Smith

Detroit 1: Lucas Raymond/Dylan Larkin/Tyler Bertuzzi

San Jose 1: Alexander Barabanov/Logan Couture/Timo Meier

Value defenseman:

Jacob Middleton (SJ), Jake McCabe (Chi), Adam Boqvist (CBJ – Should see a big uptick in minutes with Werenski out), Noah Hanifin (Cgy), Jonas Siegenthaler (NJ)

Thanks for reading this article on the NHL DFS Man Advantage for today. Make sure you head to the Win Daily Sports Discord for up-to-date info and help directly from our pros! Head over to Twitter and give the @WinDailySports account and me (@MVecchio81) a follow! W cover all things Fantasy Sports and make sure to check out WinDailySports.com for more money-making content.

Welcome to the NHL DFS Man Advantage for the 2021-22 season.

If you are new to my articles, NHL, or WinDaily Sports then I will tell you that my articles are not going to give you the chalk plays or the obvious plays. I try to dig in and find ways for you to build lineups for GPP contests. I will always point out those top plays to help you build cash but that is not the point of this article.

Monday Night Showdown

Edmonton continues its trip through the Tri-State area here on the East Coast with a visit to Madison Square Garden to take on the Rangers. This game seems like the type of game where we ignore goaltending and just stack up the skaters. Let’s just get into it!

NHL DFS: Goaltenders

None

No, really, I don’t think playing either goalie who starts is worth it on this slate. If you want to be different and take a chance on Alexander Georgiev, I get it. Edmonton shoots a lot, so the save bonus is a possibility on DK.

Now there is a caveat here. If Edmonton elects to go with Stuart Skinner in net then I have some interest on DK because of his salary. DraftKings priced him at $5,000, which is the minimum price for goalies on showdowns. Skinner could be worth a shot for the potential bonuses and his cheap price which allows some of the high-priced players in your lineups. This is a possibility because Mike Smith is potentially out injured again for the Oilers.

NHL DFS: Slate Overview

Both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are the top plays on this slate, but to fit them with the top Rangers, like Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, and Chris Kreider we need to find some value.

Kailer Yamamoto: Yamamoto is back in the good graces of Dave Tippett and is on the Oilers’ second line with Draisaitl and Devin Shore (a decent GPP punt). As well as playing on line 2, Yamamoto is skating on the team’s top PP unit. In his last four games, Yamamoto has five points.

Dryden Hunt: Hunt has only one point this season, but he is a cheap option that will get you the top guys you want. Hunt is not totally useless, he can pick up a couple of shots on goal and blocked shots.

Libor Hajek: Similar to Hunt, Hajek is not going to light up the score sheet with real points, but he can be a great punt play. Hajek does have an assist in his last five, but he is more likely to pick up a few shots or blocked shots. I don’t love this play, but Hajek has the most upside in the $2K price range that will allow you to get McDavid/Draisaitl/Yamamoto with two of the top Rangers.

Quik Hits:

Jesse Puljujarvi/Zach Hyman: Both play on Line 1 with McDavid making them good mid-tier options.

Ryan Strome: Strome has two goals and three assists in his last six games. Strome also centers the Rangers’ top PP unit.

Barclay Goodrow: Goodrow has two goals and an assist in the Rangers’ last two games. Goodrow and Strome pair up nicely for a two-man line 2 stack as well.

Evan Bouchard: He is a little pricey, but has big upside. Bouchard has four points in his last five games to go with 14 shots on goal and 10 blocked shots.

If Mikko Koskinen starts for Edmonton, my plan will be to play 4-5 Rangers with either McDavid or Draisaitl. Koskinen has been terrible in his last five starts. Koskinen has a 0-4-1 record with a .886 save % and is averaging four goals against per game.

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